Word: merit
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...though Yale would be able to enter the league this year. From the fifty that at first practiced daily at Hamilton Park, the number of players decreased to fifteen. But the best players were the ones to continue in practice, and a lacrosse twelve of a good deal of merit was organized. The first game was played on May 1st at Princeton, and resulted in a defeat for Yale of four goals to nothing. Of the men that compose the team, eight are from '87, two from Sheff., one from '88, and one from the Law School. Meacham...
...that stands out clearly against the overwhelming victories that it has been the fortune of the nine to gain. There is one thing that makes the contrast more striking, and that is expressed in one word - "professionalism." Hitherto we have been matched against teams that have had so little merit that our nine has been able to gain little from the contests. Is this the practice that will enable Harvard to play a game of base-ball that shall be worthy the name? Steadiness in play, presence of mind at critical moments cannot be gained by competition with clubs which...
Sixth, the disputants have been appointed purely on their merits and for their interest in the Union. The names of the principal speakers will bear out this assertion. The Advocate says to get an appointment, it is only necessary "to be constant in attendance, in volubility and in activity." Now certainly this is not an argument against the committee. It would certainly be very bad policy for the management to appoint men who have been irregular in attendance, who have seldom spoken, and make a merit of inactivity...
...eighty-seven board to day assumes control of the CRIMSON. Never has the outlook of any board been more favorable. The retiring board merit all praise for the successful manner in which they have fulfilled their work. The paper has steadily increased in circulation throughout the year, not only among the students, but also beyond the college. Yet, notwithstanding the success of the past year, we hope during the coming year to still further increase the usefulness of the CRIMSON. Mention has already been made that a daily communication with the college secretary has been established, and it is hoped...
...members in Paterson, N. J., to president of the Bowdoin College is quite a promotion for a young man of 27, only two years out of a Theological Seminary, and but six years out of college; but the ability and acquisitions of the Rev. William DeWitt Hyde seem to merit this honor; and those who know Bowdoin and who know Mr. Hyde are of the opinion that the college has made no error in her choice. Mr. Hyde entered Harvard from Exeter Academy in 1875, with already a good reputation for scholarship and for facility in public debate...